Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler pitched 5 strong innings Tuesday night time in Oklahoma Metropolis in opposition to the Salt Lake Bees, the Angels' Triple-A affiliate, within the longest outing of his six rehab begins within the minor leagues.
Buehler allowed one run on seven hits, with 5 strikeouts and no walks. The run got here within the fourth with a pair of previous mates doing the injury with a Willie Calhoun single and a Chad Wallach double, the latter of considered one of three hits with an exit velocity of not less than 100 mph.
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Walker Buehler allowed one run with 5 strikeouts in 5 innings his final rehab begin! pic.twitter.com/1nUao2DqMB
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Tuesday was the third sport in a row Buehler pitched with the automated ball-strike system — one thing he had by no means skilled earlier than April 18 — and he peppered the zone in opposition to Salt Lake, placing out 54 of his 75 pitches for hits. He hadn't had a ton of swinging strikes, simply six an evening after placing out 15 final Wednesday in Albuquerque. However he acquired 15 known as strikes, giving him a called-strike-plus-walk price of 28 %, not too far off final week's 32.6 % mark.
Two of his strikeouts have been known as, and the three swinging strikeouts all resulted in a curveball.
The place Buehler begins subsequent stays to be seen. Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts was hesitant to say for certain that Buehler would pitch for the Dodgers subsequent, however he was not less than optimistic concerning the risk.
“After that we'll have him with us if all the pieces goes nicely,” Roberts mentioned final Friday on MLB Community Radio.
On Monday at Chase Subject in Phoenix, Roberts instructed reporters: “We'll see. We'll see the way it goes. I don't wish to put any further expectations on Walker. Go in there, do nicely, get out of it wholesome after which we'll make the following transfer.” by Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register.
Each time Buehler begins subsequent for the Dodgers, will probably be his first main league sport since June 10, 2022.
In Buehler's six rehab begins – 5 with Oklahoma Metropolis, and one with Low-A Rancho Cucamonga – he has a 4.15 ERA, permitting 13 runs (10 earned runs) in 21⅔ innings, with 9 walks and 21 strikeouts.
